119-s2406

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2406 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2406

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of 
 Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in 
 

section 101

    (a)

    (15)
        (B) of such Act, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 23, 2025

 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Gallego) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Finance

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 A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of 
 Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in 
 

section 101

    (a)

    (15)
        (B) of such Act, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF CANADIAN RETIREES.

 

Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (s) Canadian Retirees.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
 admit an alien as a visitor described in 

section 101

    (a)

    (15)
        (B) if the alien demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the 
 Secretary, that the alien--
 ``
        (A) is a citizen of Canada;
 ``
        (B) is at least 50 years of age;
 ``
            (C) maintains a residence in Canada;
 ``
            (D) owns a residence in the United States or has 
 signed a rental agreement for accommodations in the 
 United States for the duration of the alien's intended 
 stay in the United States;
 ``
        (E) is not inadmissible under 

section 212;
 ``
        (F) is not deportable under 

section 237;
 ``
        (G) is not otherwise removable under the 
 immigration laws;
 ``
        (H) will not engage in employment or labor for 
 hire in the United States other than employment or 
 labor for hire for a person or entity not based in the 
 United States by whom the Canadian citizen was employed 
 in Canada or for whom the Canadian citizen performed 
 services in Canada; and
 ``
            (I) will not seek any form of assistance, 
 benefit, or credit described in 

section 403

    (a) of the 
 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613

    (a) ) or 
 sections 24
            (d) , 32, 35, 36, and 36B of the Internal 
 Revenue Code of 1986.
 ``

    (2) Spouse.--The spouse of an alien described in 
 paragraph

    (1) may be admitted under the same terms as the 
 principal alien if the spouse satisfies the requirements under 
 paragraph

    (1) (other than subparagraph
            (D) ).
 ``

    (3) Immigrant intent.--In determining eligibility for 
 admission under this subsection, maintenance of a residence in 
 the United States shall not be considered evidence of intent by 
 the alien to abandon the alien's residence in Canada.
 ``

    (4) Period of admission.--During any single 365-day 
 period, an alien may be admitted under this subsection as a 
 visitor for pleasure described in 

section 101

    (a)

    (15)
        (B) for a 
 period not to exceed 240 days, beginning on the date of 
 admission. Time spent outside of the United States during such 
 period of admission shall not be counted for purposes of 
 determining the termination date of such period.
 ``

    (5) Secretary's discretion.--A decision by the Secretary 
 of Homeland Security to withhold admission of an alien 
 described in paragraph

    (1) , or to withdraw an authorization of 
 admission of such alien, shall be at the Secretary's sole and 
 unreviewable discretion under the immigration laws.''.

SEC. 3. NONRESIDENT ALIEN TAX STATUS.

 Subparagraph
        (B) of 

section 7701

    (b)

    (1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, or, notwithstanding subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) , is a Canadian citizen described in 

section 214

    (s) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184

    (s) )'' after ``(within 
the meaning of subparagraph
        (A) )''.
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